UCOR 3610 - Social Sciences and Global Challenges

5 credit hours

Courses in the social sciences that explore important global issues through the lens of the social sciences. Each course focuses on a particular issue/challenge and course content assists students in understanding key disciplinary knowledge and approaches that provide insight into the issue. Students explore ways to productively think about and address the issue. These courses help students increase their understanding of complex global issues, develop knowledge of a social science as it relates to a global issue, explore approaches to and solutions for global issues, develop skills and confidence in applying know ledge to complex issues, and improve writing and research skills. Global Challenges courses include students from a variety of disciplines, promoting interdisciplinary conversation and understanding. This course requires a major paper or project, as well as some kind of reflective assignment where students are asked to synthesize their overall learning as it relates to the global issue being studied. Community-based learning is encouraged but not required. Prerequisites: 75 or more credits; and UCOR 1200 or MATH 118 or MATH 120 or MATH 130 or MATH 131 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 141; and UCOR 1300; and UCOR 1620 or UCOR 1630 or UCOR 1640.